Saturday, 21 July 2012

Musee de l'Assistance Publique- Hopitaux de Paris

I do love the more obscure museums of Paris. Sure the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay and the Orangerie are all fantastic. But I tend to prefer the smaller, special interest museums. Musee Victor Hugo. Musee Rodin. So fascinating.

Another specialist museum that I was lucky enough to visit in 2010 was the badly titled Musee de l'Assistance Publique- Hopitaux de Paris (Museum of Public Assistance- Paris Hospitals). Even though it's near the epicentre of Paris on the left bank of the Seine in the 5th there were only a handful of other visitors with me on the afternoon of my visit. This is one of the many museums covered by the absolutely essential Paris Museum Pass.

Many of the hospitals were established to help children
and particularly orphans and malnourished children.

This is an interesting museum. You're right in that we need to explore more instead of going to the popular tourist destinations. When I was in Paris in 2010, down the lane from our little boutique hotel is the Medieval Museum. But for some crazy reasons, I didn't go in there. It carries the famous tapestry The Lady and the Unicorn. Now I'll have to wait till next time, whenever it is. Thanks for stopping by Ripple Effects. ;)

This is an interesting museum. You're right in that we need to explore more instead of going to the popular tourist destinations. When I was in Paris in 2010, down the lane from our little boutique hotel is the Medieval Museum. But for some crazy reasons, I didn't go in there. It carries the famous tapestry The Lady and the Unicorn. Now I'll have to wait till next time, whenever it is. Thanks for stopping by Ripple Effects. ;)